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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
5
The Goshen Democrat reports showers and thunder storms likely tonight and again on Tuesday. Forecasters anticipate unsettled weather with possible gusty winds and brief downpours across the area.
Local brief items report shop closings for Decoration Day. Hardware and paint ads from Hawks Hardware Co. promote rubber hose and Masury’s paint. Notices mention weddings, births, a fatal ladder fall in Chicago, and a nine year old operated on near Syracuse. Community events include Lady Maccabees initiatory work and a G A R funeral gathering.
Wm. Sherck, A. P. Boyer, Miss Harriet Lewis, and others travel to cities including Chicago St Louis and Mishawaka. Residents visit Elkhart Lake Wawasee and Bristol while attending funerals and family gatherings. Notable mentions include Judge Landis of Chicago who issued the Rockefeller fine decision.
Delinquent taxes in Wells County total 11968.62 dollars. Wabash organizes a cavalry company for Indiana National Guard. Mrs. Charles Lindperfer of Garrett died from brain congestion. Warsaw High School holds its 31st commencement on May 28. Kendallville fruit growers expect a small cherry crop. Eli Smith of Eckhart may die after a fall from a coal wagon. Miss Emma Weaver of Valparaiso named assistant principal at Albion High. An unidentified man found dead along Lake Shore at Wawaka has been buried with no ID. Kendallville woman scalded when rice vessel exploded on a kitchen stove. A razor found at Bluffton linked to the stabbing of Peter Poffenberger, who later died. Nola Smeltzer, eight, dies after a fall during play. John Lichtenberger, officially dead by government error, has pension restored. A traditional bell ceremony honors Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bessart near Bluffton. 18 pounds dynamite and 17 shotguns used, glass shattered. Henry Hellamith of Milford plans to buy the Guinness farm near LaPorte for property value reasons. Four Warsaw boys fined for breaking into Warsaw High School. fines total 13.07 dollars each. They hoped to place a class flag on the staff. Company G of Columbia City deploys new Baringfeld rifles.
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